Places Rick Brown Wants to Go

This ancient trail has claimed the lives of over 2,000 people.

Arizona's first government hub is a rustic cabin now preserved as part of a historical museum.

The Jewish section of the famous Boothill Graveyard was abandoned for nearly 100 years.

The largest copper mine in Arizona, this enormous open pit emerges from the hills like an alien landscape.

The remnants of a creative early method of wildfire prevention.

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.

The stone-covered graves lie within the ruins of an Old West ghost town.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

The historic “pink house on the hill” is an architectural gem that now serves as a center for water conservation.

More than 300 years ago, a revolt at this Hopi pueblo shaped the future of the American Southwest.

A towering bronze statue memorializes the founding father of postwar American conservatism.

A partial tunnel blasted into a steep ridge is all that remains of a failed railway across Arizona.

A mistaken marker makes an erroneous claim along the historic Old Divide Road.

The state's only comprehensive museum dedicated to the mineral that defined its history and economy.

One of the final grand railway depot hotel complexes is slowly being restored to its former glory.

This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.

This abandoned bootleg attraction was built to cash in on the popularity of classic TV show, F Troop.

Opinions differ as to whether this Arizona tree was actually used as a Wild West jail, but that hasn't stopped the town from capitalizing on it.

Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.

A museum and tribute to a brave profession.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

Once a year, at exactly 11:11 a.m., this monument comes to life.

These free-roaming horses were once destined to disappear from the land.